The Frail Beauty Goes to Reclaim Wasteland in the 1960S

Shen Suhua transmigrates to the great northwest in the 1960s, becoming the runaway young wife of an oil worker. The Gobi Desert is harsh, and supplies at the oil base are scarce. They live in dugout shelters and sleep on wooden boards. There's not enough water, grain, meat, fresh vegetables, or any other necessities. The original owner was frail from birth and often sick. After just one week, she couldn't take it anymore, got lost in the Gobi, and died. Taking over the mess, Shen Suhua draws on the resilience of her homeland and her solid expertise to overcome every obstacle and transform her life in the wasteland. She spearheads the construction of an adobe housing compound for workers' families, opens up vegetable plots, and gradually brings the oilfield community to life. She promotes checkerboard barriers to hold back the sand, plants saxaul forests to shield the soil from the wind, and grows cistanche beneath the trees to boost income. She improves saline-alkali wasteland and cultivates ten thousand mu of cotton in the Gobi, turning barren land into a source of wealth. While others struggle through life in the Gobi, her home is warm and springlike all year round. Lamb vermicelli soup, crispy sesame naan, and tandoor-roasted meat buns. Living on bran and wild greens and drinking the northwest wind? Not a chance. Even the barren Gobi is full of the warmth and honest comforts of everyday life. At first, Gu Licheng figures that life in the Gobi is too hard and that his wife, Shen Suhua, is too delicate to adapt, especially since he's often away on surveys. He thinks it's better to send her back to her family in Nancheng, and if that doesn't work, he'll divorce her and set her free. But he never imagines that his young wife will not only insist on staying, but also have astonishing skills. He watches her transform the wasteland little by little and accomplish one seemingly impossible feat after another. He keeps his admiration, concern, and love hidden in his actions. He protects her, trusts her, and becomes her strongest support. Whenever he goes out surveying, he carefully gathers little surprises for her. Whenever he's home, he takes care of every chore, big or small, and never lets her tire herself out. He once thought that letting her leave the Gobi was what was best for her. Only later does he understand: the desert is vast, and traveling together lets them go farther. He searches for oil for his country; she turns wasteland into a home. Across the boundless Gobi, they stand side by side, safeguarding their country's land and the comforts of home. Theme: A frail frame can still hold great resilience. Husband and wife help each other thrive, building an era's mountains and rivers with the warmth of their little home.